Double A/R mod.. 2nd batch done! tons of pics!

[flavor flav]

this is the second run of the A/R coatings group buy. i agreed to do the work for the members who didn't remove the crystals themselves.. the first pic will show the watches i completed last night! what a night it was.... lots of work but it's all a success and some very nice watches have now come to be! if you had your watch in this run.. i will be shipping out tomorrow usps priority mail so expect your watches back friday or saturday..

let me say this about the durability of these coatings.. i removed the outer coating on my personal bentley and it took hours and hours of scrubbing with steel wool and chemicals!! even to get a scuff it took over an hour of scrubbing! super tough coating and exactly like genuines use..

here's what i had on my plate at 8pm last night...i've always took pirde in a fast turnaround but this was crazy!!! .getting quite busy around here

here's the results!!!!

this watch...i have to be honest..i did not like the look of it at all.. but after the AR mod.. i love it!! the dial really pops now

this is a comparison with a 111h i was also modding (superlume, cannon, lever, ect..) it has the single AR from the factory. compare the reflections of the recessed lights with the 183 and you can see the effect the double AR has.

[horse]

WOW...

[triplehd]

Many thanks Flav and a big thanks to Cheiftang for this A/R Run....can't wait to see those Omegas in person.....

[Craytonic]

Flav does amazing work; he has helped me in a pinch numerous times

[Jetsons]

Those watches look great. What a difference!

Terrific team work installing and getting those crystals AR coated. RWG at its best!

[flavor flav]

Flav does amazing work; he has helped me in a pinch numerous times

thanks! i should be able to get your VCO done tonight or tomorrow.

[Craytonic]

Yay! No rush. Just don't get sick and disappear for 3 months

[flavor flav]

Yay! No rush. Just don't get sick and disappear for 3 months

LOL!!! i am right now feeling sick from the ultrasonic cleaner solutions LOL! worst fumes ever..... no worries.

[babola]

Flav - You're on fire, my friend !!!!

great stuff !

babola

[ubiquitous]

Excellent work from 2 of RWG's best!

All the watches look fantastic... But that SMP looks especially nice! HD... Is that one of your frankens?

[zetterdawg]

is the gen 183 single or double AR'd?

[who]

I can see the dial much clear with the double AR .... I guess if the watch don't have decent dial it should not get this mod, am I right?

[flavor flav]

is the gen 183 single or double AR'd?

single inside coat very light AR just like the good rep 183s... here's mine.

[zetterdawg]

single inside coat very light AR just like the good rep 183s... here's mine.

show off

that's a BEAUTY!

[Craytonic]

LOL!!! i am right now feeling sick from the ultrasonic cleaner solutions LOL! worst fumes ever..... no worries.

As they say in snatch, it will also protect you from "ze germans"

[dluddy]

Man, if that is my VCO and Ingie Flav and Chief.....I am one happy guy

[flavor flav]

As they say in snatch, it will also protect you from "ze germans"

ohhhh...what now? i am german! that's kind of scary!

[flavor flav]

Man, if that is my VCO and Ingie Flav and Chief.....I am one happy guy

yours is in the 3rd run. they will look the same

[AMK000]

Amazing work.

Mirror is broken and dials revealed.

I never really understood why the CHN manufacturers dont put any AT on their watches (...other than price of course).

[DuDro]

So....when is the next run?

[HauteHippie]

I'm glad you all like the results.

Very interesting to know about the difficulty stripping this coating. That says volumes about its real durability. A couple hours of scrubbing with steel wool and chemicals is impressive. And to put that in perspective, I have stripped the rep AR coats in about 3 minutes with lacquer thinner and light scrubbing with 3/0 steel wool... So, everything my AR supplier has told me about the coating has been right on the money.

[b16a2]

Very nice! Did the existing AR coating on the Seawolf have to be removed before it was sent of for the double AR?

[HauteHippie]

Very nice! Did the existing AR coating on the Seawolf have to be removed before it was sent of for the double AR?

Yes that's my watch and I removed the AR coating on the crystal myself. Piece of cake.

[flavor flav]

Yes that's my watch and I removed the AR coating on the crystal myself. Piece of cake.

came out awesome BTW. the bezel is fixed now too like you wanted .

[crystalcranium]

Amazing work. Lots of artisans here.

Maybe expensive mods to a replica watch don't make good economic sense but one has to get a warm fuzzy feeling of satisfaction when doing first rate upgrades like this to any watch regardless of origin.